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SELECTMEN'S loura su
November 30, 1953
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in
the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, prior to
the Special Town Meeting, on Monday, November 30,
1953 at 7 :00 P. M. Chairman Reed, Messrs. Nickerson,
Gay, Driscoll and Bateman were present. The Clerk
was also present.
Mr. Leon Burke met with the Board, as a rep- Santa
resentative of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce, parade
and said that the organization would like permis-
sion to arrange to have a helicopter land on the
enclosed ball field on Sunday, December 6th at 2:00
P. M. The Santa Claus parade will start from there
and proceed to the municipal parking area where he
will give out candy.
Upon motion of Mr. Driscoll, seconded by Mr.
Gay, it was voted to grant the request.
Mr. Burke retired at 7:04 P. M.
The Chairman referred to Article 5 in the War-
' rant for the Special Town Meeting and said that he Article
thought the Board should have some part in this com-
mittee, and also that the Board should be represented
on the committee. He explained that he had been
thinking about en amendment to the original motion.
Mr. Nickerson said that his reaction to making
an amendment would be that the Board expected it to
pass.
Mr. Gay said that the Board could explain to the
Town Meeting that it is not in favor of appointing
such a committee, but felt if the motion did carry,
a member of the Board should serve on it.
Mr. Nickerson said that he thought if there is
such a committee it would be better for the Board to
be clear of it.
The Chairman said that he just wanted to have
the Board's reaction to possible amendment.
The Chairman read a letter from Jasper A. Lane
advising that as of November 1, 1953 he is a full Insurance
time insurance broker and as such, entitled to con-
sideration for an increased percentage of the Town's
insurance pool.
The Chairman read a letter from John F. MacNeil
asking for consideration relative to placing more of
the town's insurance through his office.
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Mr. Stevens discussed the positions of Build-
Act re ing and Plumbing Inspector and recommended clarify-
Plumbing ing the situation by filing an act entitled "An
Inspector Act Relative to the Appointment of Plumbing Ins-
pectors in the Town of Lexington"; said Act to
take affect on its passage.
Upon motion of Mr. Gay, seconded by Mr. Bateman,
it was voted to sign the instrument and give it to
Mr. Ferguson to file before Wednesday, the closing
date.
A special meeting of the Board is to be held
on Tuesday, December 1st at 7:30 P. M. for the pur-
pose of completing tonightts agenda and also to con-
sider budgets,
The meeting adjourned at 7:45 P. M.
A true record, Attest:
Clerk, Se ectmen /
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